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Mumford, Lewis. 1895-1990. US social critic. Must restore human moral values. The City in History 1961.
Murray, James. 1837-1915. Scottish/English editor of Oxford English Dictionary 1879-.
Newman, John. 1801-90. English theologian, writer, founded Oxford Movement. Apologia pro Vita Sua 1868.
Odets, Clifford. 1906-63. US playwright of social protest. Waiting for Lefty 1935. Golden Boy 1937.
Oxford, Provisions of. 1258-66. Reforms barons forced on Henry III. Annulled, modified. Led to Provisions of Westminster, Barons War.
Oxford English Dictionary. 1884-1928. 10 volumes, 2.4 million quotations. OED2 1989. James Murray.
Oxford Group. 1921- Early form of Buchmanism stressing group confessions.
Oxford Movement. 1833-45. Christian Socialist Tractarian movement for return to RC ritual, dogma in Anglican Church.
Oxford University. 1115. Celebrated center of English learning. Charter 1214. Modelled on University of Paris.
Pickford, Mary. 1893-1979. Canadian/US silent film actress.
Pusey, Edward. 1800-82. English. Led Oxford Movement.
Quiller-Couch (Q). 1863-1944. English editor of Oxford Book of English Verse 1900,39.
Rhodes, Cecil. 1853-1902. English colonialist in South Africa. Endowed Oxford scholarship to preserve Empire.
Rutherford, Ernest. 1871-1937. NZ/English physicist. Beta rays 1899, Nuclear theory of atom1911.
Scott, George. 1811-78. English Gothic Revival architect: Oxford Martyrs’ Memorial 1841. Albert Memorial 1863-72.
Social Credit. 1919. Douglas’ economic theory. Give money to consumers, producers based on social credits, “liberating” production from price system.
Social Credit Party. Canada. Aberhart. Douglas. 1935- Alberta, BC, federal parties. Social Credit.
Stafford, Henry. 1454-83. Aided, then opposed Richard III. Executed.
Standard Time. 1884. Standardized one hour divisions from Greenwich. Fleming.
Stanford, Charles. 1852-1924. Irish composer, led revival of English music. Irish Rhapsodies.
Stanford, Leland. 1824-93. US railroad builder. Stanford University 1885.
Strafford, First earl. 1593-1641. English adviser to Charles I. Executed by Parliament.
Telford, Thomas. 1757-1834. Menai Bridge 1826.
Tractarian Movement. Oxford Movement. 1833- Named after Tracts for the Times. Condemned at Oxford 1841.
Universities. 968 Cordova. 9C Salerno. 1116 Bologna. 12C Oxford. 1209 Cambridge. 1215 Paris. 1636 Harvard.